peddle
verb (used with object)
to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk.
peddled
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past participleof peddle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof peddle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
peddleverb (used with object)to carry (small articles, goods, wares, etc.) from place to place for sale at retail; hawk.
Example Sentences
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Evergrande Group was once the face of Chinese real estate, surfing a decades-long property boom as it peddled home-ownership dreams.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Gertrude and Leo Stein split their collection in 1913-14, with Gertrude taking “Femme,” which she soon peddled to her brother Michael and his wife, Sarah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
A network of brokers — many of them in the Korean community — gobbled up several prime slots and then peddled them on social media, especially on the Korean app KakaoTalk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
The farmers' demonstration was best summed up in two images: real tractors being driven by farmers around Parliament Square, and beside them a collection of toy tractors being peddled around by their children.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2024
She climbed back on her bicycle and peddled toward her small cottage in the nearby town of Oxford, where she was known as “Mrs. Brewer,” a refugee from Germany and mother of two.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
